yen towers - safety

Yen Towers - "Safety" (Posh Isolation, 2014)I guess there is a lot of this type of stuff going on right now. This isn't my thing so maybe I shouldn't review it since really I don't know the vocabulary per-se. or. Or. OR maybe that's why I should review it? I tried with Border Fence and couldn't do it. Can't listen to too much of this stuff. My friend did the shmoney dance to "Atto IV" so out it went. But anyway, if you saw it this is the same medium. I admit that I downloaded this rather than obtained a physical copy because 1) it's difficult to find this stuff months later and because 2) knowing what little I do know I didn't think that putting money on it was a great idea. Thanks Peer-to-Peer (the person I downloaded this from was named IbizaGirl, so the opinions began before even hearing it, it started off ugly).

"Safety" is really quite good. It's not in the same lexicon as say latter era Prurient or some of the other more electronica influenced labelmates (read, again, Border Fence). 2 of the tracks, the best tracks in my opinion, foreground the passive material, the "background" on any other album, so here the circumstances for which these sounds progress isn't important than where they progress to and within, the ends conquer the means which means that we are treated to an actual build and climax, which is something that most synth-pop, Industrial, whatever, artists try to avoid 'cause you don't want to be too formal friend! Tempo is neither fast nor too slow and the rhythmics are standard fare, though not generic. Because of the passive sounds and low key melodies are central fixtures here the kicks and beats become atmosphere, not catalyst. The tracks build obvious with the spacing perfectly matched; never too long and never too quick. "Stack of Three" is my favorite track here, the bass synth that comes in around the I-don't-know-when-but-you'll-know-it-when-you-hear-it mark is reflective of the entire reason why this music exists; early 80's synth wank that you would find pounding away in action movies i.e. the 1981 "Theif" soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.

As I hinted at before, this isn't generally my cup of tea but these guys really do this sound the way it needs to be done. Go ahead and take my word for it...

Ahlzadeveloper - S.t

Ahlzadeveloper - "S/T" (Factotum Tapes, 2014):A collaboration tape between Ahlzagailzehguh and Developer, if you couldn't tell by the horribly unimaginative name. These two had to combine efforts, it was imperative, under a good name or not. Surprisingly for material such as this there is some structure within the static hiss and roar. An obvious structure that I can't locate but is there, on the tip of your tongue type of deal where it comes quick and goes, it feels as if everything will come together. Spoiler alert; It never does. Pistons of bursts, echo of voices heard slithering through an anxiety ridden barrage. It seems to be born of agitation only. It reminds me of solitary confinement, almost, which is something I've thought of locating in sound ever since experiencing it and so far this is the closest I have heard. Claustrophobia, nervousness, oddly all while straining a need for more just so there is something.

It would be great if this was more than some one-off single cassette release. Hoping for more of this collaboration in the future.

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